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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 2749

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1990 Regular Session

By Representative Sayan

Read first time 1/19/90 and referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

AN ACT Relating to board of industrial insurance appeals; and amending RCW 51.52.010.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

        Sec. 1.  Section 51.52.010, chapter 23, Laws of 1961 as last amended by section 10, chapter 338, Laws of 1981 and RCW 51.52.010 are each amended to read as follows:

          There shall be a "board of industrial insurance appeals," hereinafter called the "board," consisting of ((three)) five members appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, as hereinafter provided.  One shall be a representative of the public and a lawyer, appointed from a mutually agreed to list of not less than three active members of the Washington state bar association, submitted to the governor by the two organizations defined below, and such member shall be the chairperson of said board.  The second member shall be a representative of the majority of workers engaged in employment under this title and selected from a list of not less than three names submitted to the governor by an organization, state-wide in scope, which through its affiliates embraces a cross section and a majority of the organized labor of the state.  The third member shall be a representative of employers under this title, and appointed from a list of at least three names submitted to the governor by a recognized state-wide organization of employers, representing a majority of employers.  The fourth member shall be a representative of small business and appointed from a list of at least three names submitted to the governor by a recognized state-wide organization representing a majority or plurality of small business employers.  The fifth member shall be a representative of injured workers and appointed from a list of at least three names submitted to the governor by a recognized state-wide organization representing a majority or plurality of injured workers, as opposed to workers in general.  The initial terms of office of the members of the board shall be for six, four, and two years respectively.  Thereafter all terms shall be for a period of six years.  Each member of the board shall be eligible for reappointment and shall hold office until his or her successor is appointed and qualified.  In the event of a vacancy the governor is authorized to appoint a successor to fill the unexpired term of his or her predecessor.  All appointments to the board shall be made in conformity with the foregoing plan.  Whenever the workload of the board and its orderly and expeditious disposition shall necessitate, the governor may appoint two additional pro-tem members in addition to the regular members.  Such appointments shall be for a definite period of time, and shall be made from lists submitted respectively by labor ((and)), industry, small business, and injured workers as in the case of regular members.  One pro-tem member shall be a representative of labor and injured workers and one shall be a representative of industry and small business.  Members shall devote their entire time to the duties of the board and shall receive for their services a salary as fixed by the governor in accordance with the provisions of RCW 43.03.040 which shall be in addition to  travel  expenses in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 as now existing or hereafter amended.  Headquarters for the board shall be located in Olympia.  The board shall adopt a seal which shall be judicially recognized.